So I've been doing a lot of Waterbury's and Dan john?s stuff for years and they have turned me onto a full-body guy as opposed to splits. Lots of 10X3 and 5X5 type of stuff. To Change it up for this workout I Have been doing the same kind of rep ranges but have turned the whole thing into kind of a circuit. Again-it's just for change and has kept me interested?So thus?Bring the ridicule that only the beloved T-Nation can bring?

I'm guess I'm ind of deceiving...I've seen a fatter 240lbs before...But I really am 223-Just weight myself at the gym and hour ago. And yeah that pic was from like 4 months ago when I was cutting for a fight. I am not quite as lean as that right now. just don't have anymore recent pics.

My legs are pretty big but still symmetrical. My numbers for lower body were better but about 3 years ago I fractured my L3 and L5 vertebra. -Set me back a little.

Made some decent gains from last week...Squat Cleans are a new movement for Me (this was my 2nd week attempting them). Thats why they are pretty weak...

Split squats i wish I could drop deeper on them (I'm Still just above parallel) But I have short limbs and I'm using a standard bench...When I drop down my ass hits my foot and I know I am using some of that other supporting leg...Anyone have suggestions for this?-other than, "Dude, like you should totally not use your other leg."

Alpha wrote:Split squats i wish I could drop deeper on them (I'm Still just above parallel) But I have short limbs and I'm using a standard bench...When I drop down my ass hits my foot and I know I am using some of that other supporting leg...

Anyone have suggestions for this?-other than, "Dude, like you should totally not use your other leg."

Have I got this right? That the bench is too low down, so you don't have enough room to drop deeper??

If that's the case can you put your bench up on an incline? then you could put your back leg over the high end (where your head would rest if you were lying down), so the bench would be straight out like a continuation of your back leg, as opposed to perpendicular to your leg....I hope that makes sense?!

Otherwise could you jack the bench up on a couple of plates or something to make it higher up??

Thanks for the suggestion bro, but my problem is that on a standard flat bench, when I drop in the hole my ass is coming down onto my foot. The bench is too high I guess for my short legs, and I feel as if I am using too much of the perpendicular leg in the movement...Really, a sincere thanks for giving a suggestion though

1a. Note: I can't seem to hold onto 245 without it slipping out of my hands but have no problem with 235...

1b. Note: The weight is not heavy at all for my legs but I am still so unstable at the higher weights I am almost afraid I am going to fall backwards when in the bottom of the movement

1c. Note: I think the overhead squats are really killing my anterior delts & the no rest right into the incline is making my weights suffer, I normally do 315 pretty easily...I may change the order of exercises next week.

So I get to the Gym today (Gold's Westminster, MD) and the GM comes up and tells me that I cannot use my chalk because it ruins the equipment!---I only use BB's DB's--NO MACHINES AT ALL---So he and I argued about it for like a half hour. I am not one of those guys who claps, or throws chalk around or puts it on my back before squatting. I don't yell spit or throw weights in the gym...but because some D-bags do do those things they are going to reprimand everyone for it. it ended up being a wash with him continually saying "No" and me continually blowing him out of the water with arguments that actually make sense.

But I was nice the whole time and he said that he would talk to the owner and his word would be the answer. and I said that without chalk-doing heavy cleans, snatches, deads, and other explosive lifts-myself or someone else will eventually get injured due to a flying BB. And when that happens they will get sued and this conversation about Chalk and lifter's safety will come up....Sigh...Stupid people.

Anyway it ended with him saying he'd let me know and me saying that if I can't use chalk then they need to let me out of my contract because I have virtually no use for their facilities anymore. So well see what happens.